De La Pastora Al Saladillo

From La Pastora to El Saladillo

De La Pastora Al Saladillo

From La Pastora to El Saladillo, from a Caraqueño to a ZulianoDe la pastora al saladillo de un caraqueño a un zuliano
A sovereign permission was granted by God to BilloUn permiso soberano le concedió Dios a Billo
From La Pastora to El Saladillo, from a Caraqueño to a ZulianoDe la pastora al saladillo de un caraqueño a un zuliano
Why take the bard, to the land of his idyllPara qué llevar al bardo, al terruño de su idilio

From La Pastora to El Saladillo, from a Caraqueño to a ZulianoDe la pastora al saladillo de un caraqueño a un zuliano
And upon arriving at La Pastora, the two bards were amazedY al llegar a la pastora, se asombraron los dos bardos
They heard Christmas carols as in the pastSe escucharon aguinaldos como en las pascuas de otrora

A drumbeat is heardSe oye un golpe de tambora
The Grey marked their chorusLa Grey marcó su estribillo

Ricardo looked at Billo, and Billo lookedRicardo miraba a billo, y billo miró
At the dawnLa aurora
And upon arriving at La Pastora, the two bards were amazedY al llegar a la pastora, se asombraron los dos bardos
They heard Christmas carols as in the pastSe escucharon aguinaldos como en las pascuas de otrora

A drumbeat is heardSe oye un golpe de tambora
The Grey marked their chorusLa grey marcó su estribillo
Ricardo looked at Billo, and Billo lookedRicardo miraba a billo, y billo miró

Billo lookedBillo miró
He looked at the dawnMiró la aurora
Billo looked (chorus)Billo miró (coro)

To El SaladilloAl saladillo
He looked at the dawnMiró la aurora
Billo lookedBillo miró
He looked at CaracasMiro a caracas
Billo lookedBillo miró

To La PastoraA la pastora
He looked at the dawnMiró a la aurora

Through the lands of La Pastora, a Christmas song was heardPor predios de la pastora se escuchó un canto pascuero
From La Pastora to El Saladillo, from a Caraqueño to a ZulianoDe la pastora al saladillo de un caraqueño a un zuliano
This song recallsEste canto rememora
The old gaitero beatEl viejo golpe gaitero

From La Pastora to El Saladillo, from a Caraqueño to a ZulianoDe la pastora al saladillo de un caraqueño a un zuliano
And upon arriving at La Pastora, the two bards were amazedY al llegar a la pastora, se asombraron los dos bardos
They heard Christmas carols as in the pastSe escucharon aguinaldos como en las pascuas de otrora

A drumbeat is heardSe oye un golpe de tambora
The Grey marked their chorusLa grey marcó su estribillo

Ricardo looked at Billo, and Billo lookedRicardo miraba a billo, y billo miró
At the dawnLa aurora
And upon arriving at La Pastora, the two bards were amazedY al llegar a la pastora, se asombraron los dos bardos
They heard Christmas carols as in the pastSe escucharon aguinaldos como en las pascuas de otrora

A drumbeat is heardSe oye un golpe de tambora
The Grey marked their chorusA grey marcó su estribillo
Ricardo looked at Billo, and Billo lookedRicardo miraba a billo, y billo miró
Billo lookedBillo miró

With nostalgia they embraced (Billo looked)De nostalgia se abrazaron (billo miró)
They missed the Christmas carolsExtrañaron aguinaldos

He looked at the dawnMiró la aurora
Billo lookedBillo miró

As in the old times (Billo looked)Como en los tiempos de otrora (billo miró)
They sang to us with pleasureNos cantaron con agrado

He looked at the dawnMiró la aurora
He looked at the dawnMiró la aurora
He looked at the dawnMiró la aurora
I love my Caracas so muchEs que yo quiero tanto a mi caracas

He looked at the dawnMiró la aurora
I am a gaitero by heritageSoy gaitero por herencia
He looked at the dawnMiró la aurora
Good joke you played on me, IsidoroBuena broma que me echaste Isidoro

He looked at the dawnMiró la aurora
Sing gaitero, Zulian gaita (he looked at the dawn)Canta gaitero, gaita zuliana (miró la aurora)
To Maracaibo I go!A Maracaibo me voy!

El Saladillo (Billo looked)El saladillo (billo miró)
A rhythm of Llanera soul (Billo looked)Un compás de alma llanera (billo miró)
To La PastoraA la pastora
He looked at the dawn (chorus)Miró la aurora (coro)
Billo looked (chorus)Billo miró (coro)

Long live the flower of La Habana (Billo looked)Viva la flor de La Habana (billo miró)
Billo is leaving, he is leavingSe va Billo, se va
He looked at the dawnMiró la aurora
Ricardo looked at Billo, and Billo lookedRicardo miraba a billo, y billo miró
At the dawnLa aurora
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